2026 Legal Update 

Attorney General Tim Griffin will host a FREE legal update for government attorneys and administrators on May 15, 2026, at the Professional Education Center at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock. This training has been approved for 6 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit which includes one hour of Ethics credit. Breakfast and lunch are both provided.

AGENDA

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.	Check – In Begins / Breakfast
8:30 – 8:35 a.m.	Welcoming Remarks
8:35 – 9:35 a.m.	CAR Drafting Tips and Best Practices Issac Linam, Legislative Attorney, Administrative Rules Review Section, Bureau of Legislative Research
9:35-10:05 a.m.	How to Handle Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Charges Doralee Chandler, Deputy Attorney General and Director of Consumer Utility Rate Advocacy Division, State Agencies Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin Michael Lewis, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State Agencies Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin
10:05 – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.	Freedom of Information Act Will Olson, Assistant Attorney General, Opinions & FOIA Division, Office of the Attorney General Tim Griffin
11:15-11:45 am.	Practicing Before the Claims Commission: Considerations for Agency Attorneys Kathryn Irby, Director, Claims Commission, State of Arkansas
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Lunch (provided on-site)
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.	Ethics for State Attorneys Robert Brech, Executive Director, Office of Professional Conduct at the Administrative Office of the Courts
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.	Becoming a Resilient Attorney: Strategies to Offset Burnout and Engage Various Dimensions of Well-Being in the Legal Practice Jennifer Donaldson, Executive Director, Arkansas Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program    Candice McCown, Assistant Director, Arkansas Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program
2:30 – 2:40 p.m.	Break
2:40 – 3:40 p.m.	Procurement with a Splash of Contract Law Edward Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, University of Arkansas
3:40 – 3:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks

 

 

Attorney General Griffin to Host First of ‘Emerging Issues
Series’ May 11 with Focus of AI’s Impact on Legal Practices

Griffin: ‘I encourage anyone who has an interest in learning
more about AI’s impact on the legal world to attend this event’

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the launch of “The AG’s Emerging Issues Series:”

“The AG’s Emerging Issues Series will provide opportunities for attorneys and others to learn about timely topics and their impact on the law. We’re kicking off the series with “Innovation with Integrity: Embracing AI Responsibly in Your Legal Practice.” The event will be held on May 11 at the new North Little Rock Event Center in Argenta and will feature a full day of programming—including leadership discussions and expert presentations—focused on the impact of AI on the legal profession.

“While attendance is free, prior registration is required. Lunch will be provided, and we have applied for Continuing Legal Education credits, including one block of ethics credits.

“I encourage anyone who has an interest in learning more about AI’s impact on the legal world to attend this event. It will be a day full of valuable information and exciting discussion.”

• This event is now approved for 6 hours of CLE which includes one hour of ethics and 6 hours of CLEST credit

Agenda

8:30 – 8:35 a.m.

Welcome Remarks and Introductions | Attorney General Tim Griffin

8:35 – 9:30 a.m.

Fireside Chat: Leadership Responsibility in an AI-Enabled Organization | Attorney General Tim Griffin and Brigadier General Olen (Chad) Bridges, The Adjutant General, Arkansas National Guard

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

AI 101: AI Basics and the Role of AI in Your Practice | Colin Levy, General Counsel, Malbek, and Adjunct Professor of Technology & Law Practice Management, Albany Law School                       

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Keynote: View from the Bench: What Judges Expect When Lawyers Use AI | Judge Scott Schlegel, Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, and Executive Council Member, Judicial AI Consortium

 11:45 – 12:00 p.m.    

Break (lunch line opens)

 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.      

Professional Judgment in AI Use: Understanding Capabilities, Benefits, and Risks | Daniel Linna Jr., Senior Lecturer & Director of Law and Technology Initiatives, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering

 1:00 – 1:15 p.m.        

Break

 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

Deepfakes, Synthetic Media and AI-Generated CSAM: The New Threat Landscape | FBI Little Rock Field Office

 2:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Break

 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

AI in the Courtroom: E-Discovery, Digital Evidence and Trial Preparation |

Sean Harrington, Director of AI and Legal Technology Lab, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University

Attorney General Tim Griffin would like to invite you to the FREE 15th annual Missing Persons Event. This is a special gathering for families and the Arkansas community to raise awareness of the issues surrounding missing persons and to recognize Arkansas’s missing. There will be a training session from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., family session from 10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. as well as a luncheon ceremony. We will apply for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) credit.

Consumer Health Summit: What every Arkansan should know about the products we consume

September 28-29, 2026

Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

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